When pilots in practice do not adhere to the theory taught during training and disregard procedures, fire‑hazardous situations can arise that, in the worst case, end fatally. This was the case in the incident involving basketball legend Kobe Bryant. The player was among the victims when a state‑of‑the‑art helicopter crashed on a low‑risk route near Los Angeles. In Missouri, a cockpit conversation sent Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 on a crash course. And in Lexington, a morning disaster unfolded when a twin‑engine jet veered off the runway.

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